Iphone 3gs in tenerife

Nick1986ukmids

Hi, im going abroad soon but can i take my iphone abroad and will it work, never been jail broken and its on vodafone thanks.

Browntoa

if you are planning to use a local sim card then it will need unlocking ( think Voda do it for free after a certain length of time) and a local sim card purchased , a local voda sim will not work in a UK locked verson

momoyama

If it's just a case of you going on holiday - yes, it'll work. The 3GS is (I think) quad band. You'll sign on to a local network. Be aware of roaming charges.

foxyuk

Nick1986ukmids wrote: »

Hi, im going abroad soon but can i take my iphone abroad and will it work, never been jail broken and its on vodafone thanks.

make sure data roaming is switched off...

to be honest i am overseas about 7 times a yeear and always leave iphone at home and have old phone as back up

jayme1

turn off data roaming and if you can turn off data full stop


if your are not planning to use your phone for calls or texts at all (as you are on holiday and both are very expensive to use abroard) I would turn on 'airplane mode' before you leave the UK you will not even be charged for recieving any missed calls and texts while your phone is abroad.

alejandro27

I'm glad i've found this thread, i'm hoping to get the iPhone and was wondering how you'd go about using it solely as an iPod whilst abroad, is this possible if the data roaming etc is switched off?

I'm very padantic when it comes to charges whilst abroad which is why i left my phone at home when i went on holiday last year. Seen as though the iPhone would be my source of music though, i'd obviously want to take it. I take it the device is allowed onboard an aircraft?

jd87

All the features of the phone still still work except for anything where data needs to be downloaded from the internet. So things like ipod, games, phone and texts will all still work.

Of course you can take it on a plane.

momoyama

jd87 wrote: »

Of course you can take it on a plane.

A plane is a woodworking tool. The iPhone will work on one of those, but be careful not to damage the 'phone!


It'll also work on an airplane. From the options menu, select "airplane mode" which means your iPod, applications etc will work fine.


You can still (usually) use data abroad, but be aware of the charges.

jd87

Pedantic much?

A plane is also a flat, two-dimensional surface. I was using the meaning of it being a contraction of aeroplane, which incidentally is the accepted British English term.

Oh and 'phone? The 19th century is over dear.

alejandro27

Thanks to you both.

jayme1

if you switch your phone to airplane mode before you leave the UK then the network still thinks that the phone is in the UK so you would not be charges for recieving any calls or texts nor would any data be used.

and best of all you can turn wifi back on to use the free wifi hotspots whilst abroad for internet/skype ect.

just as long as you dont connect the phone to the mobile network, the home network has no idea where it is. (the same is true in reverse if you use your phone abroad and switch it off when you come back into the UK and don't turn it back on you still get charged the abroad rates for every call/text you recieve untill you connect to the UK network)